Sash holder and fastener.



.Patented sept. 25, msn;k

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lEIniIvKLIN v"vnr-Es, ou RACINE, wIsooNsIN.A

sAsH HLDER AND FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of IlZIetters` Patent lNo. 633,937', `dated September 26, 1899.

Application filed June 1, 1899.

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern/ Beit known that 1, FRANKLIN Yarns, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of 1Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash Holders and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in to the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sash holders and fasteners, the object in view being to provide a combination sash holder and fastener which i5 is extremely simple in construction, reliable in operation, and which will sustain the sash at any desired elevation and by means of which the sash may be securely locked when closed.

The detailed objects and advantages ofthe invention will appear in the course of the subjoi'ned description. n

The invention consistsin acomhined sash holderand fastener embodying certain novel z 5 features and details of construction and arrangement ofrparts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 3o a front elevation showing asufcient portion of a window frame and sash to illustrate the application thereto of the improved sash holder and fastener. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section through the casing of the device,

3 5 showing the keeper-spring and operating devices. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective .view of the cam. Fig. 'i is a similar view of the springkeeper. v

Similar numerals of reference designate cor- 4o responding parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings, 1 designates a win dowframe, and 2 a sash. To the inner face of the sash is applied a metal casing 3, closed at top and bottom, as indicated at 4, and open on one side,.as at 5,- next to ythe window-frame. The opposite side of the casing is closed, as at 6. The casing is also provided with oppositely-extending and vertically-disposed ears 7, having openings 8 for the reception of suit- 5o able fasteners, wherebyv the casing is securely and rigidly attached to the window-sash.

Near the lower portion of the casing the l frame.

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latter is provided with a laterally-projecting bevel-faced lip or catch 9. This catch coperates with a bow-shaped keeper lO, which is constructed of a piece of flat spring material, the ends of which lie in substantially the same plane, one end being providedwith an opening 11 for .the reception of asuitable fastener 12, which passes into the window-frame, and the other end having a longitudinal'slot 13, through which passes a fastener 14, said slot permitting the end of the spring-keeper to move sufficiently to allow thel `spring to he flattened against the windowfraine for releasing the catch 9. The central portion of the keeper is bowed, as shown at 15, and provided with an opening 16, into which the lip or catch '9 snaps. when the sash is in its lowermost position. By pressing the keeper 10 against the window-frame it is moved out of engagement with the catch 9, so as to allow the windowsash to be raised. The catch 9 and the keeper 11 constitutey the Ineansfor locking the sash closed.

17 designates a cam which is pivot-ally mounted at 18 within the casing. This cam is provided with a peripheral groove in which is seated a segmental shoe 19, of rubber, designed to frictionally engage theA window- ()n each side of the shoe and cam segmental plates 20 are secured for retaining the shoe 19 in place. is in the form of a spindle 21, which isrigidly connected with the cam and journaled in the easing. The spindle projects through the casving and is provided upon thev inner surface of the sashwith a handle or button 22, by means of which the cam may be turned for moving it out lof engagement with the window-frame.

l By means of the construction above described and the particular disposition of the cam the sash may be freely lifted to any de sired point, whereupon the cam frictionally engages the window-casing and operates with a wedging action against` the frame, the tendency being to swing the'cam farther outward and cause it to bind still more firmly against the window-frame, thereby securely holding the sash and preventing it from falling. When it is desired to lower the sash, the spindle is' turned in the opposite direction, which lwillfswing the cam out of engagement with The pivot. of the cam IOO the Window-frnme- The sash may now be readily lowered, and when ib has reached its lowerxnosb position ille @ditch 9 snaps into engagement with the Spring-keeper l0, and the sash is thus fastened or lc eked and prevented from being raised from the outside. At the saine time Anhe spring-keeper 10 may be reeflily pressed inward. or flattened against Jalle Window-frame by the operator inside of the Window when it is desired 13o release the sash and allow it to be raised.

Having thus. described the invention, what. is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

A combined sash holder and fastener oom 

